Paul White

Today I set a friend freeI say a friend, but we rarely spokeI texted and received apologiesAnd promises of future chatsWith beers and good times I was getting over a hard timeSad news that wasn’t welcomeAnd my home-life had to changeWe were no longer co-locatedBut the city is small and opportunities many Except it wasn’t, and they weren’t. Today I set a friend freeI’m … [Read more...] about Shiny, By: Paul White

Immersed amongst the heaving throngAnd tethered to no other soulAlone with overactive thoughtAdrift, bereft of all controlI must break through the blackened skyThat only damns me to my fateI cannot leave my soul weighed downI know I must learn not to hateAnd face each day with clarion callEach dawn to contemplate anewTo open up my head and heartAnd find someone to tether toI … [Read more...] about Untethered, By: Paul White

Romance is not dead,Despite what you may have heardIt’s just hiding in cornersBiding its timeAnd designing complex chartsCriss-crossing happenstance and synchronicityLaying tender trapsAnd digging holes for us to fall into. Romance is not deadSimply smiling infectiouslyReleasing butterflies into the wild,Plotting paths of endless possibilitiesAnd nudging us gently on our … [Read more...] about Romance Is Not Dead, By: Paul White